Sep 8, 2018

Gary Olin Schuermann of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Saturday afternoon, September 8, 2018, at his home at the age of 79 years.

Gary Olin Schuermann was born on June 18, 1939, in Pond Creek, Oklahoma to Elmer and Pauline Clancy Schuermann. He grew up in Lamont attending Lamont Public Schools. Upon graduation, he furthered his education at Oklahoma State University...

Sep 5, 2018

Lloyd Lewis Leslie of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday evening, September 5, 2018, in the AllianceHealth – Ponca City at the age of 89 years.

Lloyd Lewis Leslie was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, on December 2, 1928, to Lewis Franklin and Dortha Epperly Leslie. He began his work ethic at the early age of three, when he began...

Aug 26, 2018

Donald Keith Mills of Ponca City, Oklahoma, died Sunday afternoon, August 26, 2018, in the Alliance Health – Ponca City at the age of 83 years.

Donald Keith Mills was born on July 19, 1935, in Prairie, Arkansas, to Fred and Dovie (Smith) Mills. Early in his adult life he worked in the orchards of California and...

Aug 24, 2018

Glenn William Baker Jr., formerly a sixty year resident of Towanda, Kansas, passes away early Friday morning, August 24, 2018, in the Via Christi Village in Ponca City, Oklahoma, at the age of 89 years.

Glenn William Baker Jr. was born on August 3, 1929, in Cedar Point, Kansas, to Glenn "Bill" W. and Nellie P. Baker....

Aug 23, 2018

Adelbert Andy Miller of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Thursday afternoon, August 23, 2018, at his home at the age of 94 years.

Adelbert Andy Miller was born on October 21, 1923, in Fairview, Oklahoma, to Walter and Voleta (Quick) Miller. Andy grew up on a farm in Major County and attended Red Top Grade School and Cheyenne Valley...

Aug 11, 2018

Wadonna Joan Corn, age 83, of Kingwood, TX, and formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma passed away after an extended illness on Saturday, August 11, 2018, in the Total Loving Care Home in New Caney, Texas. She was born July 5, 1936, at Blackwell, OK to Vernon Russell and Twila (Smith) Harris. Wadonna graduated eighth grade from Bethel School and Blackwell...

Aug 11, 2018

Jimmie D. "Jim" Wilson of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Saturday evening, August 11, 2018, at his home at the age of 68 years.

Jimmie D. "Jim" Wilson was born on January 4, 1950, in Lawton, Oklahoma to Dudley Lee and Reva Geraldine (Evans) Wilson. As a young boy he moved with his family to Tonkawa where he attended...

Aug 8, 2018

Audrey Mae Levings of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, August 8, 2018, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home at the age of 100 years.

Audrey Mae Levings was born on January 1, 1918, in Verden, Oklahoma, to Ad and Margaret Ella (McCoy) Harris. She attended Verden Schools until the age of fifteen when she moved with her mother...

Aug 5, 2018

Lark Allen Thompson of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Sunday morning, August 5, 2018, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 75 years.

Lark Allen Thompson was born on March 4, 1943, in Harriman, Tennessee, to Lark Andrew and Minnie Elizabeth Thompson. He grew up in Tennessee and attended Brighton County High School. He...

Aug 5, 2018

Clinton Eugene "Gene" Hindman of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Sunday morning, August 5, 2018, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home at the age of 74 years.

Gene Hindman was born on November 28, 1943, in Roswell, New Mexico, to Clinton W. and Florence (Heydenreich) Hindman. As a young boy he moved with his family to Medicine Lodge,...

Aug 1, 2018

Robert J. "Bob" Shouse of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday morning, August 1, 2018, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 91 years.

Robert J. "Bob" Shouse was born on June 17, 1927, in Osage County to John William and Jenny (Zienba) Shouse. He grew up attending rural Osage schools before moving to Blackwell where he...

Jul 31, 2018

Dolores "Dee" Jean Baker, formerly of Towanda, Kansas, died Tuesday morning, July 31, 2018, in the Via Christi Village in Ponca City at the age of 88 years. Dolores "Dee" Jean Baker was born on September 25, 1929, in Matfield Green, Kansas, to Hardin J. and Ella L. Deskines. She graduated from Matfield Green High School in 1948. She married...

Jul 30, 2018

Morris Dandridge of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday morning, July 30, 2018, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home at the age of 93 years.

Jul 27, 2018

Garnet Elizabeth Stanley of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Friday evening, July 27, 2018, in the AllianceHealth – Ponca City at the age of 89 years.

Garnet Elizabeth Stanley was born on October 7, 1928, in Blackwell to Philip Gray and Myrtle (Robbins) Smith. She grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1946. She married...

Jul 24, 2018

Gail Irene Balliet of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Tuesday morning, July 24, 2018, in the Ponca City Nursing and Rehab Center at the age of 75 years. Gail Irene Balliet was born on September 3, 1942, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Carl J. and Dorris I. (Vickery) Engelking. She completed her education in Newkirk. She married Louis M. Balliet on August...

Jul 23, 2018

Deepkumar Umeshbhai Bhakta of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday evening, July 23, 2018, at the age of 25 years.

Deepkumar Umeshbhai Bhakta was born on February 24, 1993, in India to Umeshbhai B. and Jyotiben U. Bhakta. They later moved to the United States and settled in Blackwell where he managed the Best Way Inn in Blackwell.

Jul 23, 2018

Dr. Robert Fuller Morgan of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Monday morning, July 23, 2018, in the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City at the age of 91 years.

Dr. Robert Fuller Morgan was born on July 3, 1927, in Red Oak, Oklahoma, to Ray Payne and Ethel Mabel (Stephens) Morgan. As a young boy he moved with...

Jul 23, 2018

Arlene Ethyl Farrington Burkhalter passed from this life peacefully in her home at The Veraden  Retirement Center in Edmond, Oklahoma on Monday July 23, 2018 at the age of 90 years.  She simply took a last couple of deep breaths and bravely followed the perpetual light to her eternal reward.  Some say that her husband Max Burkhalter was waiting...

Jul 21, 2018

Marilyn Kay Bigler of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on July 21, 2018, in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 82 years.

Marilyn Kay Bigler was born on August 10, 1935, in South Haven, Kansas. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Grace (DeBuhr) Mirt. She grew up in South Haven, Kansas, attending South Haven Public Schools graduating...

Jul 20, 2018

Aubrey "Keith Pennington of Blackwell, Oklahoma,  passed away on July 20, 2018 at his home at the age of 86 years.

Aubrey 'Keith' Pennington was born on December 26, 1931, in May, Oklahoma, to Ralph Walter  and Mabel Agnes (Chambers) Pennington. Keith grew up in Blackwell and attended Blackwell schools and competed as a boxer in high...